Small contractors forced to close due to unpaid debts
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has said that local small contractors and businesses are being forced to close because they have not been paid monies that they are owed. With many of companies going into receivership in the past number of years, a number of local sub contractors have never been paid…
North West TD calling on the government to supply meal vouchers for farmers
A North West TD says that meal vouchers for farmers is a solution for their current economic situation. The weather over the last number of months has affected farmers in the region and a number are now facing severe financial difficulties. Sligo/Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon raised the issue in the…
Loneliness a ‘silent epidemic’ according to North West TD
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has described loneliness as ‘a silent epidemic that’s sweeping across the country.’ Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon says its a serious problem in rural areas of the north west, affecting not only the mental health of people but their physical health as well. He’s now calling on…
Easkey post office under threat of closure
Another post office in the region is under threat of closure. The postmaster at Easkey in west Sligo will retire in March and the local community will have to make a case to An Post to ensure to post office remains open. It’s yet another blow for post offices in…
Cloghogue N.S. in danger of losing teacher due to 50 year old rule
A Sligo/Leitrim TD has told the Dail that a school in his area is in danger of losing a teacher because of a 50-year old rule on pupils eligibility for school transport. Fianna Fail Deputy Eamon Scanlon says the issue is affecting Cloghogue National School, just off the N4 Sligo/Dublin…
Local TDs aim to make it easier to tender state contracts
TDs from the region are calling for it to be made easier for local businesses and contractors to tender for State contracts. A new Fianna Fail Bill, which was debated in the Dail aims to increase competition by improving the ability of small and medium sized businesses to compete for…
Taoiseach promises to raise Sligo RVL issue with minister
The Taoiseach says he will raise the threatened closure of the Regional Veterinary Lab in Sligo with the Minister for Agriculture again. Enda Kenny was responding to a Dail query from Sligo Leitrim TD Eamon Scanlon on the future of the lab yesterday. This was happening at the same time as…